Having received the greenlight from Netflix, acclaimed director Martin Scorsese is currently gearing up for production on The Irishman, his long-gestating biopic of Frank Sheeran, a labour union official with mob ties who claimed to be responsible for the murder of Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa. The Irishman is set to reunite Scorsese with frequent collaborators Robert De […]
The Craft remake getting a rewrite from 10 Cloverfield Lane scribe
Back in May 2015, it was announced that director Leigh Janiak would be directing a remake of the cult 1996 supernatural thriller The Craft, which was later revealed to be a “quasi-sequel” picking up some 20 years after the original. It’s been all quiet on the project since then, but now The Tracking Board is […]
Shawn Levy to direct sci-fi action film The Fall
Variety is reporting that Shawn Levy has signed on to direct The Fall, a sci-fi action movie from Amblin Entertainment, which is based on a script by Pete Bridges. Levy will also produce through his 21 Laps banner, as well as rewriting the screenplay. The Fall follows a newly divorcedcouple during an alien invasion making […]
William Forsythe cast as J. Edgar Hoover in The Man in the High Castle
Another historic figure will be appearing in the alternate history of The Man in The High Castle, with Boardwalk Empire’s William Forsythe set to portray infamous FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in the show’s third season. Based on the novel by sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick, The Man in The High Castle imagines a world where the Allies lost […]
Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Clive Owen and Common set to star in thriller Three Seconds
Quite a cast has assembled for Andrea Di Stefano’s upcoming film. Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Clive Owen and Common have been cast in Three Seconds, an action thriller based on the novel of the same name by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström. The screenplay is from Matt Cook, Rowan Joffé and Alex Garland, with Di Stefano […]
Dennis Quaid cast as George W. Bush in Katrina: American Crime Story
Katrina: American Crime Story, the second instalment of the anthology series, has found its President. Actor Dennis Quaid has been cast as former President George W. Bush in the second season of Ryan Murphy and FX’s breakout show. The season will follow the events leading up to and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation […]
Manga Entertainment adapting comic book series Wayward
Jim Zub and Steven Cummings’ comic book series Wayward has been acquired by Manga Entertainment, who are developing the property for television, either as a live-action series or anime. “We are very excited to be working with Jim and Steven to bring the characters and world of Wayward to life for the screen,” said Jerome […]
Ben Kingsley to star in Death of an Author
Variety is reporting that Ben Kingsley has signed on to star in director Daniel Alfredson’s Death of an Author, the first instalment of a feature film adaptation of Hakan Nesser’s upcoming Intrigo trilogy of novels. Kingsley will star alongside Benno Furmann (North Face) and Tuva Novotny (Borg/McEnroe). “Hakan Nesser has fascinated millions of readers all […]
Jonah Hill and Michael Cera join Adult Swim’s Shivering Truth
Actors Jonah Hill and Michael Cera have joined the Adult Swim pilot Shivering Truth. The two Superbad actors will be voicing characters for the new stop-motion pilot which is written and created by South Park’s Vernon Chatman. Chatman will also be lending his voice to the project along with Starlee Kine. The show is billed as […]
Fox has “no plans right now” for more Prison Break, 24: Legacy also on hold
The X-Files may be returning to Fox in 2018, but it seems two of its other revived series – Prison Break and 24: Legacy – have been put on the back-burner for the time being. Speaking to Deadline, Fox co-chairman and CEO Gary Newman has stated that while “we loved this season” of Prison Break, […]
